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N.S.C - The Specials are back in 2009!!
Dec 2^nd, 2008 at 7:09am

at last!!

http://www.nme.com/news/the-specials/41400

Coventry band set to hit the road next April

The Specials are reuniting for a 2009 tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary.

The legendary ska band have announced they are getting back together to play a series of UK gigs next April.

In an exclusive interview in this week's issue of NME, which hits newsstands tomorrow (December 3), frontman Terry Hall said that the band were playing in 2009 to celebrate their significant birthday.

"It's the right time to do it [reunite] - we talked about it at 25 but we weren't together enough. Now we're all getting on and it feels comfortable again," he said.

Original members of the band including Hall, Neville Staple, Sir Horace Gentleman, Roddy Radiation, Lynval Golding and John Bradbury are all confirmed to play the gigs.

Hall revealed that Specials founder member Jerry Dammers is not set to join the band on the tour, although relations between the two parties are strong. "The door remains open to him," Hall said.

The gigs will mark the first time the Coventry band have officially worked together since 1981. As NME.COM previously reported, members of The Specials did play a secret show at this year's Bestival under the title Terry Hall And Friends.

Tickets for the tour go on sale at 9am (GMT) on December 11.

The Specials will play the following dates:

Newcastle Academy (April 22)
Sheffield Academy (23)
Birmingham Academy (25, 26)
Glasgow Academy (28)
Manchester Apollo (May 3)
London Brixton Academy (6, 7)

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ijwthstd Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,047	Re: N.S.C - The Specials are back in 2009!! Reply #1 - Dec 2^nd, 2008 at 10:47am That's awesome! I would love to see an LA show!
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ijwthstd Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 1,047	Re: N.S.C - The Specials are back in 2009!! Reply #5 - Dec 10^th, 2008 at 12:30pm Coachella is April 17 - 19. That would be perfect for them. Preceded by a show at the Glasshouse in case I can't make Coachella.
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ijwthstd wrote on Dec 10^th, 2008 at 12:30pm:

Coachella is April 17 - 19. That would be perfect for them. Preceded by a show at the Glasshouse in case I can't make Coachella.

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Reply #7 - Dec 12^th, 2008 at 2:25am

extra shows added:-

http://www.nme.com/news/specials/41593

The Specials have announced details of more UK tour dates for 2009, after their previously-announced shows sold out this morning (December 11).

The newly-announced gigs will take place at the Glasgow Academy (April 29), Manchester Apollo (May 4), and at the London Brixton Academy (8, 11, 12).

As previously announced on NME.COM, The Specials are reuniting to celebrate their 30th anniversary, although founder member Jerry Dammers is not part of the line-up.

Dammers has since criticised his former Specials bandmates, claiming he was 'driven out' by them.

The band members today (December 11) responded to the keyboardist's statement, saying: "We don't agree with what Jerry has said, but we don't want to talk about it, not least because it is in the hands of our lawyers.

"We are all very excited about the overwhelming support shown to us, and the rush to buy tickets would appear to prove that the fans are looking forward to joining us in these dancehalls across the country next year as much as we are looking forward to playing them."

The Specials will play:

Newcastle Academy (April 22)
Sheffield Academy (23)
Birmingham Academy (25, 26)
Glasgow Academy (28, 29)
Manchester Apollo (May 3, 4)
London Brixton Academy (6, 7, 8, 11, 12)

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